The Guatemalan car market is a relatively difficult one to approach as it seems to be quite fragmented. However, 3 models should stand out in the rankings: the Toyota Yaris Sedan, Toyota Hilux and Chevrolet Aveo. Other strong sellers in Guatemala are the Mazda3, VW Polo, Mitsubishi Lancer, Hyundai Santa…
The Norwegian car market is on the up in 2010 with 10,683 registrations in October (+5%) and 105,710 sales over 10 months (+34%). The VW Golf "owns" Norway with close to 7% market share in October and 6.4% year-to-date, nearly double the #2, the Volvo V70 which, thanks to a…
The Swedish car market is very dynamic this year, at +21% in October and +34% over 10 months 2010 compared to 2009. The Volvo V70 once again reaches very high scores at a fantastic 9% market share, well ahead of the VW Passat, still strong at 4.9%, and the VW…
After an unusual month of August that saw the VW Golf take the lead for the first time in years with close to 6% of the market, the Swedish car market is back to normal in September with the Volvo V70 in first position at 7.9% market share, double the…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * 2009 sees car sales drop 16% in Sweden at 213,408 registrations. Volvo holds the top 2 spots, with the Volvo V70 staying #1 at 20,532 sales and an improved 9.6% share…
VW Golf * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Norwegian car sales drop below the 100,000 mark in 2009 at -11% and 98,675 units. The VW Golf holds onto the pole position and improves its market share significantly at 5.5% and 5,401 sales. Toyota…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Swedish car sales are hit by the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 at -17% and 253,982 registrations. The new generation Volvo V70 smoothly takes the relay of the old gen and…
Saab 9-3 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales are on the up in Sweden: +3% in 2006 at 282,766 registrations and +8% in 2007 at 306,799. The Volvo V70 is king again at 10.4% in 2006 and…
VW Passat * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Stable in 2006, the Norwegian car market booms in 2007 at +18% and 129,195 registrations. As predicted towards the end of 2005 when it got renewed, the VW Passat takes the lead in Norway, with…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Swedish car market is pretty stable over the period at 264,212 registrations in 2004 and 274,301 in 2005. The Volvo V/C70 stays comfortably on top of the sales ranking with…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After being interrupted by the Toyota Avensis in 2001, the Toyota Corolla reclaim the Finnish pole position in 2002 with 6,846 sales (+82%) and improves further in 2003 at 9,675 units (+41%). Fiat Stilo The…
* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post * Car sales in Sweden stabilise at 254,589 units in 2002 and 261,206 in 2003. The Volvo V/C70 stays brilliantly above 10%, followed both years by the Saab 9-5 at 6.4% in 2002 and…
The Isuzu Faster Z was also called Golden Power, Dragon Eyes or Dragon Power in Thailand over the period. The Thai new vehicle market wakes up from its financial crisis torpor with a 53.6% year-on-year surge in 1999 leading to 212.974 sales, albeit less than half the high of 547.000 sales…
Opel Astra * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The generation change of the Toyota Corolla has opened opportunities for other models to improve their rankings in Finland, and the main beneficiaries are the Opel Astra, leader this year with 5,749 sales, and the…
The Lada Riva (2106 pictured) is up to 26.9% share in 2001. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new light vehicle market is up 7.4% year-on-year in 2001 to hit a new all-time record at 1.165.161 registrations. Russian…